ENGLISH

GERMAN HALFTRACKS AT WAR 1939-1945

By Paul Thomas

Book information

Publisher
Pen and Sword
Year
2012
ISBN
1848844824, 9781848844827
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
42 MB (43702005 bytes)
Series
Images of War
Edition
1St Edition
Pages
160\0
Library
AvaxHome
Time added
2014-12-31 12:51:43

Description

In the aftermath of The Great War, which saw the introduction of the tank, the more far sighted military leaders realized that the future of warfare hinged on a balance of mobility, firepower and protection.Tanks would need to be accompanied into battle by supporting arms, specifically infantry, artillery and engineers. An all fully-tracked field army was thought to be too expensive, so the semi-tracked support vehicle (commonly called a halftrack) was born. The halftrack concept was embraced by the French, the US and most notably Germany.

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